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THE END OR JUST THE BEGINNING?For nearly two decades, the web browser has played a prominent role on the computer desktop, leading to what many have deemed a “browser war” between Microsoft, Google, and others.
A BROWSER WAR TIMELINE
Browser War I
1990
1994
Internet Explorer 2.0 is released.
1995November1995 1995
August
First non-beta version of Netscape Navigator (known in beta as Mosaic) is released.
Microsoft licenses Mosaic from Spyglass to create Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Windows 95 Plus! Service Pack includes Internet Explorer 1.0.
Internet Explorer 3.0 is released.
1996August
Netscape releases Communicator (combining Navigator with other products, including a WYSIWYG HTML editor and email client).
1997June
October 1997 Internet Explorer 4.0 is released.
MARKET SHARE (CIRCA OCTOBER 1997):
72%Netscape
18%Internet Explorer
1998
Internet Explorer 5.0 is released.
1999March
AOL buys Netscape for $4.2 billion.
November
2000
Internet Explorer 6.0 is released.
2001August
Internet Explorer reaches 96 percent share.
2002
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 with security vulnerability patch.
2002September
Browser War II
2004
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 is released.
November
Netscape browser code becomes open source as part of the newly created Mozilla Foundation.
2003July
Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 2.0 are released.
2006October
Netscape announces it will no longer support Navigator.
2007December
2008
Support ends for Netscape browsers.
2008March
Google Chrome is released.
December
Internet Explorer 8.0 is released.
2009March
May 2009
Internet Explorer
GLOBAL WEB BROWSER MARKET SHARE
62.09%Firefox 28.75%Opera 3.23%Safari 2.65%
Google Chrome 2.45%Other 0.87%
Internet Explorer
U.S. WEB BROWSER MARKET SHARE
Firefox
Safari
Google Chrome 2.16%
Other 1.29%AOL 0.52%
63.44%26.77%
5.81%
Internet Explorer market share dips below 50 percent.
2010October
2010Google Chrome 9.0 is released.
2011February
Internet Explorer 9.0 is released.
2011March
Firefox 10.0 is released.
2012January
May 2012
Internet Explorer
GLOBAL WEB BROWSER MARKET SHARE
Google Chrome 32.28%Firefox 25.39%Safari 7.14%Opera 1.75%Other 1.02%
Internet Explorer
U.S. WEB BROWSER MARKET SHARE
Google Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Other 1.39%Opera 0.66%
39.02%32.42%23.3%22.1%
13.53%
Ecommerce Websites and Browser ShareAlthough Chrome has put a dent in Internet Explorer’s browser share for leading ecommerce websites, perhaps the biggest impact has come from the mobile version of the Safari web browser predominantly found on iPhones and iPads.
January - March 2012
Internet Explorer 42.35%Safari 16.33%
Firefox 15.46%Google Chrome 14.42%
Other 0.06%
January - March 2011
Internet Explorer 53.45%Firefox 18.18%Safari 13.70%
Google Chrome 8.08%
Other 0.49%
No Rest on WeekendsOn weekends, when consumers typically have a choice regarding the web browser they use, Internet Explorer loses more than 10 percent market share, while usage of the mobile version of Safari increases 30 percent.
35.82%INTERNET EXPLORER
market share on weekends(April 16 - May 15, 2012)
16.75%MOBILE SAFARI
market share on weekends(April 16 - May 15, 2012)
SOURCES: MONETATE | STATCOUNTER
Firefox 3.0 is released.
2010June
Mobile Safari 11.12% Mobile Safari 5.84%